Council Directive of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (89/556/EEC) (c. 556)

1. Introductory Text

2. CHAPTER I General provisions

   1. Article 1. (1) This Directive defines the animal health conditions governing intra-Community...

   2. Article 2. For the purposes of this Directive, the definitions contained in...

3. CHAPTER II Rules for intra-Community trade

   1. Article 3. Each Member State shall ensure that embryos shall not be...

   2. Article 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

   3. Article 5. (1) Approval of an embryo collection team as provided for...

   4. Article 6. (1) An animal health certificate drawn up by an official...

4. CHAPTER III Rules for importation from third countries

   1. Article 7. (1) Embryos shall be imported only from those third countries...

   2. Article 8. (1) Member States shall only authorise imports of embryos dispatched...

   3. Article 9. (1) Importation of embryos from the territory of a third...

   4. Article 10. (1) Importation of embryos shall be authorized only on submission...

   5. Article 11. The rules laid down in Directive 97/78/EC shall apply, in...

5. CHAPTER IV Rules on safeguard and control measures

   1. Article 14. . . . . . . . . . ....

   2. Article 14. The rules laid down in Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26...

   3. Article 15. (1) Veterinary experts from the Commission may, in cooperation with...

6. CHAPTER V Final provisions

   1. Article 16. Amendments to the Annexes, in particular to adapt them to...

   2. Article 17. (1) The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee...

   3. Article 18. (1) The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee...

   4. Article 19. (1) This Directive shall not apply to embryos collected, processed...

   5. Article 20. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and...

   6. Article 21. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

7. 1. ANNEX A

      1. CHAPTER I Conditions for the approval of embryo collection and embryo production teams

      2. CHAPTER II Conditions relating to the collection, processing, storage and transport of embryos by the approved embryo collectionor production team

         1. 1. Collection and processing

         2. 2. Storage

         3. 3. Transport

   2. ANNEX B

      Conditions applying to donor animals

      1. 1. For the purposes of embryo collection, donor animals must meet...

      2. 2. On the day of embryo collection the donor cow:

      3. 3. Furthermore, the above conditions shall apply to live animals intended...

      4. 4. In the case of donors of ovaries and other tissues...

      5. 5. The abattoir where the ovaries and other tissues are collected...

   3. ANNEX C